CROSS FESTIVAL 2019

Verbania
11st May – 30th June 2019

7

locations

25

events

81

artists

3000

spectators

CROSS Festival since 2012 merges promotion, training and production of projects linked to contemporary performative languages. From the previous experience of Villaggio d’Artista festival and CROSS Award, which at present counts more than 800 applications from more than 30 countries all over the world, the Festival is a keypoint for performing practices in the territory and beyond: CROSS Festival contributes to the international debate, which today must be considered as fundamental assumptions of research, curiosity towards linguistic experimentation and a responsibility towards the social context in which it’s born.

CROSS Festival sees as a necessity that within society the artist takes a role of responsibility and this allows us, through his/her visions, to understand the world in which we live. We are interested in crossing not only different expressions, but also fields of knowledge, art, politics, social commitment, body, to investigate today’s most visionary expressions.

Central space of the CROSS Festival is Il Maggiore – the new theatre of the town of Verbania – born with the aim of being the beating heart of the territory’s activities.

Qui e Ora Residenza Teatrale – Il Posto Vertical Dance + Marco Castelli Small Ensamble – Francesco Michele Laterza – Sara Marasso + Stefano Risso – Giselda Ranieri / Anna Serlenga / Rabii Brahim – Andrea Gallo Rosso – Alberto Ricca a.k.a. Bienoise – Davide Valrosso – Goblin Party (South Corea) – Shamel Pitts (USA-Brasile) – Marche Teatro / Protein – Animanera – Accademia Teatro Dimitri (Switzerland) – AjaRiot – Phoebe Zeitgeist + The Verge of Ruin – Adriano Bolognino / EgriBiancoDanza – T.H.E. Dance Company (Singapore).

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SAGA SALSA

SATURDAY 11 MAY 2019
Villa Olimpia (Ristorante), Verbania
8.00 PM

Tickets fee (reservation required)

Qui e Ora Residenza Teatrale

Dinner + performance
➣ Preview CROSS Festival

FULL WALL

SUNDAY 12 MAGGIO 2019
Palazzo Pretorio (outside), Piazza Ranzoni, Verbania Intra
9.00 PM(doppia replica)

Free admission

Il Posto Vertical Dance + Marco Castelli Small Ensemble

Vertical dance
➣ Preview CROSS Festival

MOVING CLOSER

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019

Casa Elide Ceretti, Verbania
from 6.00 PM

Tickets fee

Andrea Gallo Rosso

Performance
➣ Platform CROSS Residence

131 URBAN RENDEZ VOUS

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019

Teatro Il Maggiore, Verbania
from 7.00 PM

Tickets fee

Sara Marasso

Performance + dance
➣ Platform CROSS Residence

BABY I’M DREAMIN

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019

Teatro Il Maggiore, Verbania
from 8.00 PM

Paid admission

Francesco Michele Laterza

Music performance
➣ Platform CROSS Residence

HO(ME)_ PROJECT

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019

Casa Elide Ceretti, Verbania
from 10 PM

Tickets fee

Giselda Ranieri / Anna Serlenga / Rabii Brahim

Performance + music + video
➣ Platform CROSS Residence

courtesy Altofest Malta 2018, ph. ©ValentinaQuintano

MOST BEAUTIFUL DESIGN

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019

Casa Elide Ceretti, Verbania
10.30 PM

Tickets fee

Bienoise / Alberto Ricca

Electronic music
➣ Visions

A PEACEFUL, PEACEFUL PLACE (WORK IN PROGRESS)

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2019

Piazza Mercato, district Sassonia, Verbania
from 6.00 PM

Tickets fee

Sara Marasso

Performance + dance
➣ Platform CROSS Residence

SILVER KNIFE

SUNDAY 23 JUNE 2019

Il Maggiore Theatre, Verbania
9.00 PM

Tickets fee

Goblin Party (South Korea)

Contemporary dance
➣ Platform international projects

BLACK VELVET

SUNDAY 23 JUNE 2019

Il Maggiore Theatre, Verbania
9.30 PM

Tickets fee

Shamel Pitts (USA-Brasil)
In collaboration with Fondazione Fabbrica Europa e Fondazione Piemonte dal Vivo

Contemporary dance + video mapping
➣ Platform international projects

FOOD

WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2019
THURSDAY 27 JUNE 2019 (1st replica)
FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2019 (2st replica)

Il Maggiore Theater, Via S. Bernardino, 49, 28922 Verbania (VB)
7.00 PM

Tickets fee (reservation required)

Marche Teatro / Protein

Music + dance + theatre + food
➣ Visions

A/P AFTER PARTY

FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2019
SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019
SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2019

Villa Giulia, Pallanza
6.00 (1st replica) PM and 7.00 PM ((2nd replica))

Tickets fee

Animanera

Sound installation
➣ Visions

NOTHING IS LOST

FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2019
Il Maggiore Theater, Verbania
9.00 PM

Tickets fee

Accademia Teatro Dimitri (Svizzera) & Wild Donkeys (Olivia Corsini e Serge Nicolai)

Theater + performance
➣ Platform international projects

D.A.K.I.N.I.

SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019
Villa Giulia, Pallanza
9.00 PM

AjaRiot - Performing Arts Collective
Performance + music + theatre + contemporary dance
➣ Visions

ASPRA

SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2019
Villa Giulia, Pallanza
10 PM

Tickets fee

Phoebe Zeitgeist + The Verge of Ruin
NATIONAL PREMIERE

Contemporary theater + concert
➣ Visions

YOUR BODY IS A BATTLEGROUND

SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2019
Il Maggiore Theater, Verbania
9.00 PM

Tickets fee

Adriano Bolognino / EgriBiancoDanza

Contemporary dance
➣ Visions

INVISIBLE HABITUDES

SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2019
Il Maggiore Theatre, Verbania
9.30 PM

Tickets fee

THE. Dance Company (Singapore)

Contemporary dance + music
Platform international project